Interesting Facts about AustraliaHere are some Interesting Facts about Australia. Some of them may be obvious for Australians, but not so obvious for people in the Northern Hemisphere. * Yes, we do drive on the left hand side of the road. * Yes, the sun is shining from north in the middle of the day. * Yes, the water does go down the sink in the opposite direction from the Northern Hemisphere. * No, we don't have to watch our every step for snakes and spiders. Australian poisonous snakes and spiders are shy animals - they don't attack you unless you scare them. * Shark attacks are so rare they always make big news. * Yes, there are deadly jellyfish during the summer months in nothern Australia. You can swim in stinger nets during these months. There are other dangers such as rip currents etc so always swim between the yellow-red flags - these stretches of the beach are watched by life guards. * No, Australia is not the world's largest island, it's the world's smallest continent. Why? Because it has got a continental climate which makes it a continent. New Zealand and Great Britain on the other hand haven't got a continental climate and are island nations. The world's largest island is Greenland according to all proper scientific references. There is no such thing as an 'island continent' - a land mass cannot be an island and a continent at the same time. * Where does Australia get its name from? From the latin term for 'southern land' - terra australis.  Custom Search Looking for anything? Custom Search
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